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Lenten Small Group Study (The Collective Table, San Dieguito UMC)
Are you searching for a creative study to use during Lent this year? Do you want something that’s accessible?You know, something where anyone can facilitate the group?Something that is available in person or online?Maybe something that reminds all of us the God created us to
Ending Spiritual and Physical Hunger: Multicultural Ministry (Exodus UMC)
The California-Pacific Conference’s vision: Ending Spiritual and Physical Hunger resonates and inspires the laity and clergy of our area to give, lead, and serve in new and exciting ways. Each week we will share a video from one of our churches that is living into
Leading Californians Call on President Biden to Save State’s Historic Border Park (Friendship Park)
February 2, 2023 Over forty leading Californians have released an open letter to President Joe Biden, asking him to stop plans to erect enormous 30-foot walls across Friendship Park, the historic meeting place at the westernmost end of the US-Mexico border. Signers of the letter
Nestor UMC & National CORE Affordable Housing Groundbreaking Ceremony (South District)
Cal-Pac South DistrictJuly 20, 2022 On Monday, July 25, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. PDT, Nestor United Methodist Church in San Diego will host a groundbreaking ceremony for its new affordable housing complex. In partnership with affordable housing developer National CORE and the Hope through Housing
Patrick Henry High athletic director keeping full slate of activities (SDNews)
To say Cody Clark has a busy schedule at Patrick Henry High School may be an understatement. Clark works as a history teacher and athletic director. If that is not enough to keep him busy, he also serves as head coach for boys’ varsity soccer.
In the middle of a pandemic, I felt alone and disconnected. A warm and welcoming church in Normal Heights changed everything (SD Union-Tribune)
by Micah RennerJan. 30, 2022 It started with a direct message in the fall of 2020. I had not been raised in the church but rather found faith in Christianity as an adult. I chose to attend a small, private Christian college in 2019 after
The Collective Table (New Ministries)
The Collective Table is, today, a ministry that makes available conversation, music, meditation, and art. Their podcast has had as guests well-known Christian personalities such as Rob Bell, Jennifer Knapp, and Otis Moss III, among many others. The tagline at the top of their website
Haitian migrants bring vitality to declining church (UM News)
by the Rev. Gustavo VasquezNov. 9, 2021 | SAN DIEGO At the beginning of this century, the Rev. Bill Jenkins did not imagine that he would see a deep transformational process in the congregation that he was starting to serve. Jenkins had been appointed pastor
Normal Heights UMC Awarded Grant From Boston University to Continue Advocacy and Support of the LGBTQ Community
Normal Heights United Methodist Church is an open and affirming neighborhood parish with a social justice focus. The church’s application for the Trauma-Responsive Congregation Program through Boston University is one of nine selected nationally. This fellowship program provides funding for those congregations chosen to carry